Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-09
STATE NEWS.
AxpEoseoGGIS.

Rockomeka Lodge OF GOod iemplare OF uhls
place the following officers were Installed
Friday evening by acting Installing Officer
F. f. Robbins, l.. D.. for the ensuing quarter
W. c. T.. DIR. G. f. Knight; W v T.. Mrs
Z. C. Treat: W See. Mrs. c. E. knight
W. A. s. Jennie Ramsdell; W. F. 5, Nellie
Barton: W T. Miss Lizzie PetteHgill; W
c.. c. r. Loving: w. p. c. T., Herbert
Whitcomb; W. NJ. William Holley; W K
H. $. Angie Treat; ". L. II. ;. Susie Car
gill: W. l. g.. Rev. G.. F.. Bisbee; W. ..
e.. Frank Warren. The lodge is in a very
PROSPEROUS condition and has recently been
receiving new member.-Nr. Geo. Eustls of
Boston was in town last week.-Mr. J. A.
Kicker i at work in Lewiston in grocery
.tore.--Al its regular meeting last Friday
evening. Rockomeka Lodge of Good Tenn
pIars voted To extend a vote of thanks TO
Wayne Lodge. for it. hospitality the oc-
casion of the home lodges recent visit TO
Wayne.
kKNSEBEc.
WAYxE.--Our correspondent writes Nov.
:: At recent meeting Of Wayne Lodge No.
los. l. o. 6. r. the following officers were
elected for the ensuing quarter {. +. Wing
w. c. r; Miss Lillian Maxim, W. Y. T.;
C. h Leailbetter. " =. J. y. Colt, W. +.
). Rev K. ID. Ford. W. G.. Herbert Norris,
w. NJ Louie Paine, W. |. c.; Chas. Jones,
W. o. e.. These officers to be installed
at the regular meeting Of the lodge Nednes-
day evening of this week. The lodge Is IN
a very hourishing condition at present and Is
continually receiving additions TO its numbers.
The present membership i 7S.--None OF the
mills in Wayne are IN operation now and
business in general is quiet. Wealthy Boston
parties, among them some former residents
/ of WAYNE, are making extensive improve
ments on Swift Point preparatory To erect
/ ing some cottages next season for summer
resorts. The point Is very picturesque
I place, commanding fine view of the pond
and will make most desirable location for
/ building.
! BgANcn MmLs.---Our correspondent writes
/ Nov I Last Saturday evening the Good
/ Templar's Lodge installed the following
| officers +. ". Worthing, {. r. Mrs. \.
/ j. Pinkham, X. II. 5; Mrs. A.
/ Parmeter, l.. II. $: Miss Hattie Is.
( Goddard, V. r; Miss Bertha \ Dove.
Sec Frank r Spaulding, \. s. Herbert
( L. Pnkham, +. $; \. ). Bean, Treas.
/ Miss Mira l.. Beam, NJ; Pcrley Dodge, A.
NJ. Miss Nettie \. Parmctcr, |. g.. j. IL.
/ Greedy. .. e.. Two new members were
1 initiated. The Lodge dispensed with the
usual literary exercises; and refreshments
consisting of pastry, confectionery and fruit
| were served. after which the young people
enioved socable. Walter McCutcheon,
who has been spending the past year in Bath,
Is now visiting his father, Chas McCutcheOn
Who is i'll. Benz. Black, who in accordance
I with his usual custom has been spending the
summer here with his daughter, Mrs. +. NJ.
/ DOVE, will return to Lowell this week.-Mrs..
I Homer Cole was unexpectedly summoned 10
her childhoods home al East Palermo, last
week by the sudden death of her mother,
Mrs. Quigg.
LINCOLN.
ALNA.---Our correspondent writes, Nov. : :
Some of the farmers are buying rock-weed
from down river for their farms.-.I. X.
Jones went to Monhegan last week with IA
load of cord wood and is loading with broom
handles at Birch Point mill, Wiscassct, for
/ Augusta. The llalley's of Richmond, held
an auction sale in Erskine's hall last week. -
4. b. Erskine is cnlarging his brick yard, and
will put in two new machines for next season
SOMERSET.
| NoRRIDGEwOCk. Our correspondent
writes Nov. = our people are pleased to
! learn that the Dodlin Granite Co., has suft-
/ cient work on hand to operate its quarry all
winter. Much credit is due to Col Bangs
/ who has organized it and developed the
quarry in the face of many ditficulties.--Th
/ Somerset Railway Co, has laid its track to
| the bank of the Carrabasset on the line of the
extension, and this week the Dodln Granite
| Co, will begin laying the piers of the bridge
across the Carrabasset. Henry Murphy has
the timber on the lot recently bought of Mrs.
| Spaulding and will erect house this fall for
one of his workmen.---Fran J. Wood has
bought lot and stable of Selden Wade and viii
build house next season on the line of the
street recently laid out across Wade's prem
/ ises---C ol. Rowe has so far recovered as 10
be out on the piazza. b. Wells will soon
move to Skowhegan where he is employed in
painting furniture for f. f. Fairbrothcr 4
/ Co.
CANANN.---Our correspondent writes Nov.
There is great excitement in North Canaan
and Southeast Cornville on account of fire.
quent bold arccnics and robheries ON sun
day about forty persons turned out to search
the woods. \ horse and wagon were stolen
from Moses Bean in Cornvillc but the horse
came back home with part of the harness
on and the wagon was found far in the
woods The wagon when found contained
various articles stolen from the ncighbors,
among which was a dictionary and some
school books taken from the school house.
and a meal bag. Mr.. Tuttlc had harness
stolen recently and p. w Thompson lost an
OK, and many sheep in the neighborhpod have
come up missing Certain parties are under
suspicion; it is thought they have camp
among the hills, and the people have sur
rounded the woods in the suspected neigh
borhood. John G.. Wyman. heavy weight
pugilist, champion of Michigan is advertised
for a sparring match with c. NJ Gill cham
pion of New York, to come off at Furber' :
Hotel. Nov. tth.-'There is another side to
the stabbng affair in which Horace f.
/ Crocker received a serious wound from the
knife of Frank Martin, The most of the
school children say that young Martin was
/ whiting with his knife. and Croker under
took Ia take the knife. and in the scuffic got
wounded. The funerals of Mrs. Harriet
Goodridge and Mrs. Florence Iiodgkins, took
place ON Thursday aud Friday of last week -
Rev MIR Hanson. the Bethel Baptist minis
ter, of Skowhegan. oiiiciated at both funer-
ais; his sermons were highly appreciated by
large and attentive audiences.
PALMiRA.--Our correspondent writes Nov.
:: H. &. ,Iohonnctt reports yield of nearly
500 bushels of ears of corn from four acres
of ground. Who can beat it in this section
e. It, Johonncu arrived home from Bates
last saturday evening. He will improve his
vacation teaching school at Fuller's corner
IIartland. School in district No. 5 begins to-
day under the instruction of MIR, &. J..
Frost. A very pleasant social event trans pired
nj the residence of Mr.. VIM. Mitchell. on
Wehbs ridge. one evening last week. 1t
was the 2Oth anniversary of the marriage of
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, and friends to the
number of sixty assembled and passed a
pleasant evening. enjoying the hospitality OF
host AMI hostess. The next morning it was
found that presents to the amount of $50 had
been left as a slight token of the esteem in
which they are held by their many friends
ST. ALBA>s.---our correspondent writes
Nov Sec. Gilbert of the State Board of
Agriculture. held Farmers Institute at town
hall oct rs assisted by Thomas Dagget
member from Piscataquis. and X. W. Ellis OF
Waldo Prof Whtcher of \. II. State
college and DIR, rwitchell of Readtield were
present. The farmers turned out in force
and filled the hall day and evening, and the
discussions and lectures were instructive and
interesting. picnic dinner was furnished